Chinese Foot Binding

Posted by Lori Henry Jul 5, 2006

Tiny feet were considered the ultimate female attribute, similar to large breasts here in North America. The Chinese broke a young girl's foot bones and bound them with tight strips of silk cloth each day.

Wen Wai Weng has incorporated this torture as part of his newest dance piece, part of the Dancing on the Edge Festival here in Vancouver, Canada. I'm going to see the show on Friday night, so I'll report back how it was.

I can't wait to see this one, it sounds intriguing.

Click here for the short review.